-FWD.us Statement on Passage of the “Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act” WASHINGTON, DC. – FWD.us President Todd Schulte issued the following statement on July 10th, after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1044, or the“Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act,” by a vote of 365-65: “We congratulate Representatives Lofgren (D-CA) …
July, 2019
April, 2019
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20 April
Jaime Dávila Galván, tax lawyer, entrepreneur and social activist
-Editorial Jaime Dávila, is a man of challenges, efforts and work, who has managed to position himself as one of the best tax lawyers in the region and in Mexico. His passion for his hometown has led him not only to lead with ethics and professionalism in his profession and …
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17 April
Commercial Image in Mexico
By: Lic. Jaime Davila Gomez, Lawyer 2018 was a year of profound changes in the system of protection of industrial property in Mexico, especially with respect to trademarks and other distinctive signs. In addition to the incorporation into the law of sound, olfactory and hologram marks, now there is also …
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17 April
County Supervisors Approve Changes to District Attorney’s Office
By: Mario Conde, Reporter After months of back and forth negotiations between Imperial County and the District Attorney’s Office, the Imperial County Board of Supervisors approved a series of actions related to the reorganization of the office at the April 16 meeting. The county and the District Attorney’s office has …
March, 2019
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24 March
Women’s Rights in the 21st Century
By: Terry Ahtziry Cardenas Banda, attorney and former professor. “I do not wish them [women] to have power over men, but over themselves.” Mary Wollstonecraft, English philosopher and writer of the eighteenth century. In this 21st century, rights have become a privilege, not a right per se. To be able …
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13 March
Imperial County D.A.’s Go on Strike
-Editorial As a new working day began for many, members of the Imperial County District Attorney’s Association walked outside the County Administration Building holding their signs to initiate a strike asking for better working conditions to retain and recruit attorneys. At exactly 8 a.m. on Tuesday, March 12, association members …
February, 2019
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27 February
Universal Declaration
By: Terry Ahtziry Cardenas Banda, attorney, and former professor. We are living in a time of uncertainty where governments are discussing important changes for their countries. In each part of the world, different realities are lived. Mexico, for example, has experienced an alternation of government like no other in its …
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27 February
County’s District Attorneys Don’t Show Up to Work
-Editorial Fifteen Deputy District Attorneys’ did not show up to work Tuesday morning, something the County Board of Supervisors immediately reacted with concern. During Imperial County Board of Supervisors Meeting, Chairman Ryan Kelley made a public statement regarding the sick out of fifteen attorneys saying the action has caused alarm …
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18 February
USCIS Strengthens Guidance on Spousal Petitions Involving Minors
Guidance Clarifies Agency Requirements for Petition WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it is publishing guidance for its officers to consider when adjudicating spousal petitions involving minors. The guidance, published as an update to the USCIS Adjudicator’s Field Manual (AFM), clarifies age requirements for a petitioner filing an …
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8 February
Copyright: protection
By: Jaime Israel Dávila Gómez, Attorney Contrary to what most people believe, the protection of works in Mexico (literary, photographic, musical, pictorial, etc.) is given from the moment the work is created on a supporting material. To give an example, if I write a poem on a sheet, either by …
